Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward Yahuah, he shall at all times rejoice with a cheerful countenance.
SIRACH (ECCLESIASTICUS) 26:4
countenance (ˈkaʊntɪnəns) n
1. the face, esp when considered as expressing a person’s character or mood: a pleasant countenance.
2. support or encouragement; sanction
3. composure; self-control (esp in the phrases keep or lose one’s countenance; out of countenance)
vb (tr)
4. to support or encourage; sanction
5. to tolerate; endure
[C13: from Old French contenance mien, behaviour, from Latin continentia restraint, control; see contain]ˈcountenancer n
